{"id":10955,"date":"2026-10-23T15:37:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T15:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=10955"},"modified":"2026-10-23T15:37:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T15:37:18","slug":"fifa-u-17-wwc-we-must-be-clinical-against-canada-coach-nana-adarkwa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=10955","title":{"rendered":"FIFA U-17 WWC: We must be clinical against Canada \u2014 Coach Nana Adarkwa"},"content":{"rendered":"
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BLACK Maidens head coach, Joe Nana Adarkwa, has urged his side to be clinical in front of goal when they face Canada tomorrow in their must-win third Group C game at the ongoing FIFA U-17 Women\u2019s World Cup in Morocco.<\/p>\n

The Black Maidens fought back to earn a hard-fought 3-3 draw against A Sele\u00e7\u00e3o of Brazil in their second Group C game on Wednesday evening, a result that left Ghana with a point from two matches, following their 3-0 loss to Norway on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Speaking to the media ahead of tomorrow\u2019s game, Coach Nana Adarkwa rued the missed opportunities against Brazil, noting that Ghana should have won the game but were denied victory by their profligacy in front of goal.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had all the chances to win that game, but we failed to utilise them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

According to him, goalscoring was one critical area that needed to improve ahead of the clash against Canada, who sat in third place above Ghana in the group standings following their 3-2 win over Norway.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn our opening fixture against Norway, our finishing was problematic, and frankly speaking, it cost us. We worked on it and improved against Brazil; however, we should have done better in that game,\u201d the coach underlined.<\/p>\n

He noted that the tournament was the first experience at this level for some of the girls, which was also affecting their performances. However, the technical team was working with them to ensure they were mentally prepared for tomorrow\u2019s encounter.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a learning curve for these young ones who are new to this level, but we must beat Canada, and to do that, we have to be very clinical,\u201d he indicated.<\/p>\n

He further revealed that since the opening game against Norway, the team had been working on shooting during training and would continue to perfect the skill in the hope that the improvement would translate into the match.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to qualify, and nothing short of a victory, which is non-negotiable, will ensure that,\u201d Coach Adarkwa added.<\/p>\n

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BLACK Maidens head coach, Joe Nana Adarkwa, has urged his side to be clinical in front of goal when they face Canada tomorrow in their must-win third Group C game at the ongoing FIFA U-17 Women\u2019s World Cup in Morocco. The Black Maidens fought back to earn a hard-fought 3-3 draw against A Sele\u00e7\u00e3o of…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10956,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_2277560469115098_106292521332774":"","twitter_aToxNzczMzI3Njk4OTg4ODUxMjAxOw==_1773327698988851200":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_templately_pack_id":"","_templately_imported_at":"","_templately_source":"","_templately_import_session_id":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10955","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-trending-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t